Garage ventilating means



y 1933- I R. E. SNYDER 1,909,728

I GARAGE VENTILATING MEANS Filed Oct. 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor Wad/ 046b 257 a? ,A Home y y 1933. R. E. SNYDER 1,909,728

GARAGE VENTILATING MEANS Filed Oct. 18, 1932 2 Sheets-$heet 2 v Invenlor Efidbb/QE Snyder My /I Home y Patented May 16, 1933 alu -TE S T TEN RUDOLPH E. SNYDER, OF DENVILLE,NEW JERSEY t Y GARAGEVENTILATING imAns m Application hmi October 18, 1932. Ser1a1No f38379Q '7 This invention relates to an unusual structural assembly expressly designed to; serve as ventilating means for an automobile garage, particularly the" home or domestic type.

A consensus of public opinionundeniably indicates that there is a dire need for practical and expedient means toguard against ersons becom ng asphyxiated and overcome y deadly exhaustgases such as frequently accumulate in closed garages. Undoubtedly, the average motorist knows that it is hazardous to run the :motor in a garage with the doors closed. Despite this fact there are many fatal easualties from this cause/every year.

With the' foregoing disastrous results in mind, I have discovered the need for an automatically operable gara e ventilating means such as will serve to e ectively aerate the garage even if the'doors are closed for want of comfort in cold weather.

Iaccomplish the requisite'results through the instrumentality of appropriately co- .ordinated closures for ventilating openings, wherein the ensemble of closures is united throughthe agency of suitable operating connections, whereby to permit said closures to'swing' to open ventilating position in a simultaneously and desirable manner.

In carrying'the inventive conception into actual practice, I have adopted efiectively co-related devices such as mutually co-operate to provide a sensible, simple, fool-proof structual assembly which will fulfill the requirements in a gratifying and satisfactory manner. I

In the accompanying drawings, wherein "Figure 5' is an enlarged detail section taken approximately accordance with theipresent invention, are f the P ane ofthe1ine-- 5ofFigure1, I t v In the drawings, in Figure 1,- the garage d which may be of any-conventional design or construction is generally denoted M by the i numeral 6. Thegaragehere shown isof the so-called portable sheetmetal type. j The gal-j rage doors 7 are ordinary hingedlyi noun ted, horizontally swinging companion doors.

The numerals 8 designate panels which, provided near their lower end portions with" suitably framed ventilating openings 9,'

In this connection I call attention to a? 1 complemental hingedly mounted closure plate 10 normally held in closed position through the agency of; suitable spring means 1 11" (see Figure 5); At its lower swirigable end, the door is provided witha' rigidlifting arm '12 to- WhlCll an elevating; cable13 is connected. These openings "9' "and comple mental plates 10 form what may be"clesi;

nated as auxiliary vents or ventilating de vices;

The' main ventilating device comprises a?" -W1ndow structure 14 mounted intheupper front wall ofthe garage structure in'spaced relation to the overhanging roof'as shown" in F igure 2. This mainventilatorcomprisesf i an appropriate diamond-shaped set-in frame? 15 fashioned to accommodate the correspond ingly shaped ventilating window 16 mountedfi on horizontal pivots 17.

The numeralf18" designates a coiled return spring attached to the lower swingable end of the window' and to an anchoring bracket, 19. p

The numeral 20 inFigure 2 designates a holding clip of the cam acting typecarried by the upper swingable edge po'rtion of the panel or window and this is ada tedto engage back of a retention shou der"21" formed on the free end'p ortion of a gravity lowered latch 22. The latch is pivotally mountedas shown and-isaidedin its return to a normal position through the instru mentality of appropriatespring means-23.

In this connection I call attention to a cable24 attached to the free swingable end of the latch and trainedover ail-pulley 255 and having its depending 'end'portion' probetween the furcations-3O of" a bifurcated:-

, hanger 31 rigidly supported in place.

Between the furcations is an anti-friction fulcrum roller 32 for the main actuating link 33. The link terniin'atesin a'headed extremity which may, be designated as. a.

catch 34 shaped to engage a keeper of corresponding form carried by the adjacent swingable doors as shown in Figures 2. and 3.. Y

Norm ally, it; is understood that the auxiliary', closure plate 10 as well asthe window 16 are.'c losed. At this time, and assuming that the garage doorsare also closed, it is evident that the catch 34 is engaged with the keeper 35. Hence, asthe garage doors are swung to openpositiomthe keeper 35 serves to exert an endwise pull on the link 33. Manifestly, this rocks the bellcrank 28 which-through the instrumeiitality of: the cable 2'l' swings. the window 16 to tilted open positionagainstthe tension of the vspring 18.

When: the, bellcrank swings down to. the full line position shown in Figure 2, thelink 133, fulcrums or rides on the anti-friction,

roller 32, thuslperinitting the catch 342 to automaticallydisengage from the keeper 35.

In proper timed relation, the clip 20 rides down'a'gainst the latch 22 and engagesbef hindthe shoulder2l to sustain thewindow l6 iii this open state.

Inasmuch asthe aforesaid cables 13 are, trained oversuitable pulleys 363 and, operativelyconnectedwith the panel 16 as showninFigure 1, it, is evident that the closures.

10 are also: lifted toopen position and held insuch positions until the latch 22 is re- Thus, even though the garage doors are -again accidently closed, the ventilators are closed positionis toattend to this voluntarilyangd manually by releasinglielatch 22. Thisis'siinply done by catching hold of the finger ring- 26 andjpulling down on the cable 24 tion'that the advantages and novel features ofitheiinventioniwi-ll be readily apparent,

It2is-to be understoodthat changes may be; made in the construction and in the combination andarrangement of the several ,1

position, said ventilating window is automatically swung to. its. open ventilating position, and voluntarily operable manually controlledmeans for sustaining the window in its open position. v

21' In" a structure of the class described, in combination, a garage provided with liingedly mounted-swingable doors, a main ventilating opening above said doors, a'ven-' tilating window pivotally mounted"v in said opening, said garage'being also formed ad jacent its lower portions with auxiliary ventilating openings and 'complemental'cloj-- sures therefor, operating connections between the auxiliary closures; and window;-

to permit said partsto operate 'autoin-atical" lyand in unison, and'door actuatedoperatv ing means for said window.

3. In a structure of the class described,

in combination, a garage provided with,

hingedly mounted swingable doors, a main.

ventilating opening abovesaid doors, aventilating window pivotally mounted in said opening, sa d garage beingalso formed adjjacent its lower portions with aui'riliary ventilating openings and .coinplemental' '.closures therefor, operating, connections .be-'.

tween the auxiliary; closures-andlwindow to permit said parts tooperateautomatically and in unison,-.andfdoor actuated operating 7 means for said window, a pivotally mounted sustaining latoh-co-operable with thawin:

dow to'hold it. in its open position,i and manually "manipulated. release means for said latch.

4. In a structure. of the class described", in combination, a'garage, includinga pair of companion. hingedly. mounted, doors,,

having a main ventilating opening formed.

in a portion thereof above said 'doors,, awp,iv'

otally mounted window (lo-operating, with said opening, a return spring for saidjwiii' dow, a pivoted retaining,latch,,a cam acting clip carried by the window and'engageable; with said latch,ca manually manipulatedl' pull-cable for releasing, the latch, andf 'an operating connectionbetween the window;

a and oneof said garage doors. It is thought fromthe foregoing descripin combination, a garage including a pair.

of companion hingeolly mounted, doors,

liaving a main ventilating opening formed.

ina portion thereofabove saiddoors,.a,pi.v.-

otally mounted window co-ope 'ating with said opening, a return spring. for said window, 1 a pivoted retaining latch a, cam

actin clip carried by the window and engagea 1e with said latch, a manually manipulated pull-cable for releasingthe latch, and an operating connection between the window and one. of said garage doors, including a pivotally mounted bellcrank, a flexible operating connection between the bellcrank and window, hangers for the bellcrank, a fulcrum anti-friction roller on said hanger, a catch-equipped link connected with the bellcrank and co-operable with the roller, and a keeper carried by the adjacent door for co-operation with said catch.

In testimony whereof I afiix in Si ature.

. RUDOLPH E. SY% 

